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Bob Rowlands Bob Rowlands is offline

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Last Activity: 04-29-2025 02:44 PM

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  • Last Activity: 04-29-2025 02:44 PM
  • Join Date: 11-03-2013
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  1. immaculata
    immaculata liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : First time yurt builder with question...
    Congrats on choosing to build a camping yurt. I've built two. You are gonna learn alot. I've scratch built two yurts. Let me fast track the learning process and tell you to go ahead and spend...
    Liked On: 05-04-2016, 09:52 AM
    Posted On: 03-30-2015, 10:21 AM
  2. immaculata
    immaculata liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Minimal platform for a 13' homemade yurt
    Cheap and moveable is pallets. Nest together, cut to yurt diameter, and cover with boards or plywood. Use 3" plated screws. Install a tarp atop the flooring to stop air infiltration and keep out...
    Liked On: 05-04-2016, 09:47 AM
    Posted On: 10-20-2015, 10:23 AM
  3. Jafo
    Jafo liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Revamped the Solar Setup
    It's always good to know that when I drop in for a quick visit flying my Bell Jet Ranger I can keep the battery nice and charged. lol
    Liked On: 05-02-2016, 06:06 AM
    Posted On: 05-01-2016, 08:59 PM
  4. immaculata
    immaculata liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Tips for building a yurt
    I also had the same problem. This is how I solved it. Make a tension cable that is the circumferential length of your yurt. Get the circumference plus two feet. Install cable clamps so that you have...
    Liked On: 04-30-2016, 05:03 AM
    Posted On: 06-09-2015, 11:36 PM
  5. RickWilliams86
    RickWilliams86 liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : hardwood floors and time crunch
    Plus, let all the boards run wild. Trim with a skillsaw. THEN add the perimeter banding. PIECE-OF-CAKE!! lol
    Liked On: 04-29-2016, 10:26 AM
    Posted On: 04-25-2016, 07:36 PM
  6. Marshall Eppley
    Marshall Eppley liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Compression Ring
    Ok, here is a simple ring for a small yurt. I built two of them for my 14' and 16' yurts. Google: Clan Yama Kaminari Yurt Scroll down the front page and click on 'yurt build', or 'build it', at...
    Liked On: 04-26-2016, 05:52 PM
    Posted On: 04-26-2016, 08:57 AM
  7. Melissa
    Melissa liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Wooden panel yurt in South Australia
    My comments here are gonna have nothing to do with yurts so read no further. About bureacracy. Gov't is funded by taxes. Gov't is totally out of touch with any free enterprise methodology. The...
    Liked On: 04-25-2016, 07:34 PM
    Posted On: 04-25-2016, 07:16 PM
  8. Melissa
    Melissa liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : buying a yurt in FL/the South
    I would face the reluctance of dealing with building dept. in the eye so to speak. Get the info on what you want to do and write it down. Make a plan with your husband so you are both in agreement on...
    Liked On: 04-24-2016, 07:18 PM
    Posted On: 04-22-2016, 10:15 PM
  9. groveladderfarm
    groveladderfarm liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Tips/floor plan for family
    Privacy and modesty are pretty recent in our human makeup. It is my opinion sounds during lovemaking are only recently considered taboo and not for children and others to hear. For as long as there...
    Liked On: 04-24-2016, 12:43 PM
    Posted On: 04-24-2016, 10:21 AM
  10. Melissa
    Melissa liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Wooden panel yurt in South Australia
    You're welcome.
    Liked On: 04-24-2016, 12:15 AM
    Posted On: 04-23-2016, 07:12 PM
  11. groveladderfarm
    groveladderfarm liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : buying a yurt in FL/the South
    I would face the reluctance of dealing with building dept. in the eye so to speak. Get the info on what you want to do and write it down. Make a plan with your husband so you are both in agreement on...
    Liked On: 04-23-2016, 09:11 PM
    Posted On: 04-22-2016, 10:15 PM
  12. Melissa
    Melissa liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Wooden panel yurt in South Australia
    We looked at probably six properties but that was in 1987 so I don't recall the exact count. Once you have seen a few properties you start to get a feel for what you are doing and how to look at...
    Liked On: 04-23-2016, 06:15 PM
    Posted On: 04-23-2016, 02:54 PM
  13. Melissa
    Melissa liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Wooden panel yurt in South Australia
    My wife and I (and our respective families) have all lived in small homes or apts. All of us and that is alot of people. I never minded that, but when I had the finances to buy property I bought...
    Liked On: 04-23-2016, 05:22 AM
    Posted On: 04-22-2016, 10:04 PM
  14. Melissa
    Melissa liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Wooden panel yurt in South Australia
    pedal a bike for power. haha You gonna have very nice legs in short order. lol
    Liked On: 04-19-2016, 08:56 AM
    Posted On: 04-19-2016, 08:55 AM
  15. Ryn
    Ryn liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : How to store water in cold climates
    Dig a hole and place the top of your cistern below the frost level of your area. If you have a sloping lot, you might get that tank below frost level, but ABOVE your yurt, and have gravity feed to a...
    Liked On: 04-09-2016, 09:23 PM
    Posted On: 03-30-2016, 11:51 PM
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